Music from Two Basses

Music from Two Basses is an album by jazz bassists Dave Holland and Barre Phillips recorded on 15 February 1971 and released on ECM later that year—Holland's second project, and Phillips' first, for the label.

Reception
The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek states:"This historic date features the two British bassists engaged while at the top of their powers, exploring not only tonality and the dynamic and harmonic possibilities that exist between two double basses, but also the expanded notions of how the different players' styles and musical intuitions dovetail, rather than work in opposition... There is simply no bass recording like this one, and over 30 years after its release, it is still a classic, an astonishing look at how intimate and instinctive musical communication can really be."

Musicians

 * David Holland – bass, cello
 * Barre Phillips – bass

Technical personnel

 * Manfred Eicher – producer
 * Kurt Rapp, Martin Wieland – engineer
 * B. & B. Wojirsch – layout
 * Vinny Golia – cover drawing
 * Jörg Becker – photography